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Sat., Sept. 21, 2019, 5 a.m.
State lands commissioner talks conservation, climate change at Dishman Hills
Over 60 people crowded into a little log building at the Dishman Hills Natural Area on Friday night to hear Washington Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz layout her plan …
Mon., Aug. 19, 2019, 4:33 p.m.
Paul Simon plants a tree at Hawaii forest preserve on Maui
Musician Paul Simon joined environmentalists trying to reinvigorate a Hawaii forest on Maui and planted a tree during a ceremony, a report said.
Fri., Aug. 9, 2019, 6 a.m.
Dishman Hills informational picnic set for Aug. 22
The annual Dishman Hills Conservancy picnic will be Aug. 22 at Camp Caro (698 S. Sargent Rd.) starting at 5:30 p.m.
UPDATED: Fri., July 26, 2019, 9:50 a.m.
After an abrupt halt, the process that would bring grizzly bears back to North Cascades National Park is back on
Grizzly bears may yet roam the Washington Cascades, after a pair of federal agencies unexpectedly announced Thursday they would reopen the process of considering how reintroduction might happen.
Thu., May 16, 2019, 6 a.m.
Famed conservationist Kris Tompkins visiting Spokane
Kris Tompkins, a world-renowned conservationist and preserver of vast South American landscapes, will speak in Spokane May 31.
UPDATED: Wed., April 17, 2019, 9:22 a.m.
Spokane hikes offering conservation insight
Looking for a good hike along with some insight into Spokane-area conservation lands?
Tue., Feb. 26, 2019, 5:01 p.m.
Congress approves major public lands, conservation bill
A wide-ranging bill that revives a popular conservation program, adds 1.3 million acres of new wilderness, expands several national parks and creates five new national monuments has won congressional approval.
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 13, 2019, 4:41 p.m.
Canadian biologists discover female caribou calf amongst remnants of Purcell herd
Canadian wildlife officials discovered a female calf among the remnants of the Purcell herd near Kimberley B.C., last week.
Thu., Jan. 31, 2019, 5:30 a.m.
Idaho’s declining moose numbers prompt reduction in hunting opportunities
The Idaho Fish and Game commission voted last week to drastically reduce the number of available moose tags for the 2019-20 seasons.
Thu., Jan. 24, 2019, 6 a.m.
Women in wildlife: Managing critters from bugs to bears gains its own workforce diversity
Annemarie Prince’s family frequented the Florida woods, where the kids were unleashed to fish in the creek, explore and get dirty. “The coolest thing was catching something live with my …
Thu., Dec. 27, 2018, 5 a.m.
Wide-ranging land conservation effort gets $25,000 grant from Innovia
An effort to coordinate conservation and recreation efforts regionwide received an early Christmas present last week.
UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 12, 2018, 10:45 a.m.
Declining caribou illustrate the challenges of conservation
The fate of the mountain caribou highlights the myriad ways in which habitat degradation impacts the natural world. And, it illustrates the unsavory choices conservationists often make about which species …
Fri., Oct. 5, 2018
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers asks state regulators to pause on PCB permits in Spokane River
Citing an ongoing federal review of a pollution standard the congresswoman and local interests say is unattainable by current technology, McMorris Rodgers asked the Department of Ecology this week to …
Sun., Sept. 2, 2018
Indian Canyon golf course scheduled to reduce holes as golfers pay back loan to fix watering systems
The Spokane City Council this week approved the first of three anticipated loans that will be paid back to the city from fees charged golfers at the four municipal courses. …
Thu., Aug. 30, 2018, 8:45 a.m.
Ten Mile Creek Ranch sold: Conservation group purchased land
2,900-acres purchased by conservancy along Snake River is considered critical bighorn sheep habitat.
Thu., Aug. 9, 2018, 5:30 a.m.
All connected: a mother’s grief, starving orcas, dams, PCBs and Spokane
A grieving orca mother pushing her dead child. Her pod mate slowly starving. Spokane-area activists and environmentalists say the drama highlights the political and biological connections between the Columbia River …
Sat., July 28, 2018, 3:50 p.m.
Thousands of scientists object to President Donald Trump’s border wall
Thousands of scientists expressed alarm this week at the expansion of the wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. A report in BioScience outlined the dangers of building a continuous and impermeable …
UPDATED: Mon., July 16, 2018, 12:54 p.m.
House, Senate farm bills split over conservation programs
Proponents of the House plan, including Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Spokane, say it would combine the best features of two programs that encourage conservation efforts through a mix of financial …
UPDATED: Sun., May 27, 2018, 3:25 p.m.
Aquifer falling, central Washington farmers ask: Where will the water come from?
Schemes to irrigate central Washington have stalled and unraveled for more than a century. New efforts are underway to divert water from the Columbia or other sources, but uncertainty remains.
Wed., May 23, 2018, 10:32 a.m.
Constantine wants to leverage conservation fund to buy 65,000 acres of ‘last best places’
King County farmlands, forests, shorelines, trails, urban green space and natural areas are a target of a conservation initiative by the county executive.
UPDATED: Tue., April 3, 2018, 12:50 p.m.
Agreement protects 5,000 acres of North Idaho forestland
Roughly 5,000 acres of forest near Bonners Ferry will be protected under a conservation easement. The agreement was announced Wednesday.
Fri., March 30, 2018, 5:25 a.m.
Rocky Mountain wolverines studied in interaction with recreationists
Wolverines don’t make themselves easy to study. In addition to being able to gnaw their way out of log-cabin-like traps, they’re shaped kind of like a traffic cone.
UPDATED: Mon., April 2, 2018, 3:36 p.m.
Collaborative effort: A Washington cattleman and biologist are working to reduce wolf-livestock conflicts
A fifth-generation cattleman and a wildlife biologist are teaming to help northeastern Washington ranchers coexist with the state’s growing number of gray wolves.
Wed., March 28, 2018, 5:55 p.m.
Denali National Park plans to adjust poop haul-out rules
Denali National Park plans to toughen poop hauling requirements for climbers on the popular West Buttress route up North America’s tallest peak.
Wed., March 21, 2018, 4:26 p.m.
Roadless areas in Washington could have been endangered by federal funding bill, conservation groups say
A bill moving through the U.S. Senate had some Washington conservation and recreation groups concerned this week. A provision in the Senate’s omnibus spending bill could have opened up some …
Thu., March 15, 2018, 11:55 a.m.
State land long used as unofficial park in north Spokane may be incorporated into Riverside State Park
It’s a peaceful river valley, one in which it’s not uncommon to see moose, beaver, bald eagles and blue herons. What’s more, this thin slice of wilderness is just minutes …
UPDATED: Thu., March 15, 2018, 11:31 a.m.
Idaho Fish and Game kills 10 wolves
Idaho Fish and Game officials killed 10 wolves in an effort to improve elk survival rates in northern Idaho.
Fri., March 9, 2018, 5:55 a.m.
Deep snow stalls caribou maternal pen project
A bounty of snow has snuffed out this year’s maternal pen project in British Columbia to preserve a critically endangered remnant group of mountain caribou.
UPDATED: Thu., March 8, 2018, 2:21 p.m.
Biologists capture and tag massive cougar north of Chewelah
Wildlife biologists caught and tagged a massive 197-pound cougar Monday.
Tue., Feb. 27, 2018, 6:12 p.m.
Bill that may have encouraged Washington to sell state forest lands amended
LEGISLATION – A section of a bill that would have studied the economic benefit of selling some state forest lands to counties and timber companies was scrapped after conservation groups …